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Thermal and rheological properties and processability of thermoplastic lignocellulose
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials. Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden; FibRe-Center for Lignocellulose-based Thermoplastics, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5145-5772
IV Frohe Sweden AB, Tyresö, Sweden.
Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden; FibRe-Center for Lignocellulose-based Thermoplastics, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials. FibRe-Center for Lignocellulose-based Thermoplastics, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6071-6241
2024 (English)In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, ISSN 0021-8995, E-ISSN 1097-4628, Vol. 141, no 38, article id e55958Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Fossil-free biobased materials like thermoplastic lignocellulose are gaining attention because of climate issues. However, there is a challenge to make these as thermoplastic as commonly used thermoplastics. Arboform® is one of today's commercially available thermoplastic lignocellulose materials. In this work, the processability of this material was studied in detail and the effects of plasticizers on its processability, rheological, and mechanical properties were determined. Thermal/calorimetry analysis indicated that the processing temperature window was shifted to lower temperature with the use of tributyl citrate (TBC) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG 400) plasticizers, thus enabling extrusion at lower temperature. TBC and PEG 400 decreased both the glass transition temperature and melting point of the polylactide component. Surprisingly, they also affected the lignin component, as observed by the decreasing lignin decomposition temperature. It is observed that TBC and PEG400 lowered the stiffness of the compression molded material in the temperature range investigated (−30–180°C), and tensile tests in the presence of TBC revealed a decrease in ductility. Notable is that, in contrast to most thermoplastics, the Arboform® melt increases in viscosity and elastic moduli when the processing temperature was increased (from 180 to 200°C) or when processing time was increased.

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Wiley , 2024. Vol. 141, no 38, article id e55958
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biopolymers and renewable polymers, extrusion, plasticizer, rheology, thermoplastics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-366716DOI: 10.1002/app.55958ISI: 001260560400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85197401469OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-366716DiVA, id: diva2:1983094
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